Intro to Psychology - Developmental Psychology

The term critical period refers to:

• Prenatal development
• The initial two hours after a child’s birth
• The preoperational stage
• A restricted time for development and/or learning

What is the first stage of Piaget's cognitive development?

• Preoperational
• Sensorimotor 
• Formal operational
• Concrete operational

During the preoperational stage...

• children begin to use logic
• focuses on motor skills
• the adolescent gains ability to formulate complicated verbal arguments
• intense language learning takes place

Children who in infancy formed secure attachments to their parents are more likely than other children to:

• Prefer the company of adults to that of other children
• Become permissive parents
• Show a great deal of social competence
• Be less achievement oriented

An infant who has developed object permanence...

• is attached to specific objects, such as a blanket.
• will see all objects as being the same.
• knows that an object, such as a rattle, exists even if it is not in view.
• cries when a wanted object is taken away.

The natural physical development that occurs automatically and in a sequential manner as a result of genetics is . . .

• Childhood
• Maturation
• Puberty
• Aging

Erikson said that when you are a teenager, your main goal is to find your . .

• Trust
• Calling
• Identity
• Integrity

Jane, a preschooler, insists on dressing herself each morning for school, even though she generally selects mismatching outfits, misses buttons, and wears her shoes on the wrong feet. When her mother tries to dress Jane or fix her outfit, Jane brushes her mother off and insists on doing it herself. What stage of psychosocial development best describes Jane’s behavior?

• Trust vs. Mistrust 
• Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
• Intiative vs. GUilt 
• Industry vs. Inferiority 

The stage that occurs between birth and one year of age is concerned with:

• Trust vs. Mistrust
• Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
• Intiative vs. Guilt 
• Industry vs. Inferiority 

According to Erikson, what is the major conflict faced during adolescence?

• Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
• Intimacy vs. Isolation
• Identity vs. Role Confusion
• Generativity vs. Stagnation